Combined clothing hanger and protector.



y L. o. vH1LL. l COMBINED CLOTHING HANGER AND PROTECTOR."

Pateutd Nov. 18, 1913.

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L. C. HILL. Y COMBINED GLUTHING HANGER AND PROTECTOR. APPLGATION FILED JAN. v. 1913.`

LGTSXYZ. Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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To olli/0720711515mag/.concermf Be itflmoivailthnt l.; Lnonoun C.. Hina, a citizen; oi?y the United' States, residing atBethesda. in.- ythe., county of 'Montgomery and.

"State of' Manyland, ,have invented certain new. and usei'ul Improvementsfin Combined .Glothing Hangere an-d Protectors; and I do hereby. deelare the? following to be a full,v @lean-and'exactldescription oftheinvention,

lLa y 3towhiehit'appertaine-.tomake and use l.the

suhs as, will' enableoth'ers sli-ilied .inthe fart same. l

with theproper careandpreservation ofeaid v 'Phisinvention relates towardrobes, and it more; particularly relates;v 'to4 an improved form'. of combined clothing hanger 'and protector. Anobjectfoiij the presentlinreniion is 1 to proyidea rech 'or hanger whereonftlie =maximum-number of clothing#articles.v be sup.-

ported Within' a minimum spatie, consistent clothing. i v Another object of the invention is' `to pro- 'videa hanger of this-character' which 'com'.

stfitutes laprotecting cover y for the clothing, and to provide an. improved'el-amping iele-v ment for the protecting cm'rer7 whereby the lattermay- `be-'eaeilyV removed and replaced, .wheny necessary, .for cleaning ,orrenewing the cover, or fortraneliort'atin.

. Anotherbjet of-'tlieinrention is to-. pro` vide a, deyice of this charaeterfwhiohmay be located within ya-comparatively small closet or cupboard, or in ythe corner of: a roonnand person.

Thioh may/be rotated, fori bringingthe a-r. tieles of clothing' successively into position for beingfeasily .reaehe'dgby the yproper A stili-furtherbbj'eotof ther invention is to provide' a hangerofthis .character which may be secured, onto a closet door-'end tov beV swung'laterally With relationtothe door; so

thatthe hanger may beproperlylocated at l the finost convenient portion of the closet When. the door ifsclosed Another objeet oftheinvention' is to lprovide'a general utility raclro 'this character Wl'iieh is adapted tb belocated either'i'n a "hall'orinl a private apartmentg and' which is of .symmetrical and ornamental' outline,l andfwithal9 comparatively light, oon- Werneut,V comparatively inexpensive and thoroughly etlieient;

Acited.hereinafterandin'the claims. i ln the accompanying drawings, which supplement this` specifi-cation," Figure 1 173 a ntages may be 1rel 'perspective -view illustrating. 4a closet door.

reference numerals in Fig. 3; Fig. TbeingjY an enlargedysectional View 7;-7" of'Fig. 6l]

In'thse drawings, `in which similar reference VCha-rzwter-a rcorrepjond 1 Wi-thlimi'lar parts, throughout vthe several-views; the' hanger consists; of. a stationary bracket or movable arm' 'or bracket I1:1, a depending rod 12,. w rotary element or wheel 13 and; hooker 14:.I -Llhe anchor ,member 10- is Seen-redl tol the door 15%of a' closet 16,1 While the bracket or arm.. 11 'is-'piv-- .otallyj' connected to the Vmember ".10 by" means of a pivot pin 17. The dependingtaken onthe line v `anchor member 10, (see Figs. 'land 2), a)

'rod-12v constitutesa 'supportorthe Wheel 13, being pivotal'lyeonnerfed to said wheel.

and to the free end of the bracketA 11; the latter being aperture'd at 18, so as to form 'a bearinfb`vv for-the upper' endof said rod 41.2. `.The upperled of said rod isproyidedwitl .soreavthreads onto which are fitted a lower thumbmut 19 and an upper thumb-.nut 20,

.aperture 18'is.'not s creW-threadedyand so, the r'od 12 may' ro'tatereely therein/.Whenen thesefnuts being knul-leches illustrated. The. 1

' the nuts 19 and 2 0 are not tightened. against '-the'bracket-1L` but when stightened, the

hanger is held fagainst accidental 'rotatioMI-l;` which might occur in consequence cfa dilaft Y ofw-ind, etc- `The nut 2O may .be easily reinoveth when desire d, fl`ir separating theelejments ofthe rack for transportation, but 'if 'the -rack is rotated fin the proper direction, Y atallf timesthere i$`nodangerv of thenut bej 'coming accidentally ciisengagedA fromnthe rd 1 2.v A Thefrod V12 is provided-With- .'a'n enlarge- '-ment: or shoulder2lvonto which is seated the meta 0 element which eosets with t -iilsr upper damping elemea and gl'iese elampiiig elements ogetbe -lierieel Clamping elem-eil' lie nel; 19 coasting with clamping eleetat tij ehe ssifl uppe edge of t" i.ei-'eicel edges ei the @over being sepsisoe-cl7 oi iii on ier removing' su e'itiele ei' 'elle lfisngei but it is obvious "eel edges may be bi'ougbl iii "so filon, so es io entirely smlounel elle clothing. ,y

As pfeviously iiiimetecl, *elle rofl l2 may be otetecl iii the beaiing 18, while tbe Wlieei i3 may be ioiateel on plie ioci, tbe. letter being lielcl steioiiaiy, eitlie by means of she mit 2G oi: oilieswise; eiicl so, by iiolrling the cove-i' 2e with one band., the hanger may be roieted with relation io the eover, so as to bring any siiele of' clorbiiig suppobecl thereby ii front of the opening between tbe veiiicsl of the cover.'

In tbe moeliiefaioiis shown iii 3 snoll e, the mit 2O may be dispense@L Wi'lgtiie lieecl 20' being securely fixed on the io 'i2' and l2, respectively, and in `these iiiodiliesivions, .l issy provide s. eelliii 21 which may be slid p ein". Clown 'Lilie rod, so as to allow ibs 'cover *go be ins-eitefl beween tbe Clamping lee-mois., 'and :my piopei means, such es iniciu'ge et 'msjv' be employed 'oiseeming the eolinxlin its ugpei posiion, Wl ereupon, tb

iileffi mib 1S) be epeielecl tl e clamp? es previously deiii/1 modification shown in 3., sii mobo; iembei? l0." is secured on 'tbe ceiling of s ioom While in lieu of the Wheel 1 3, which may be of tubular cross seeioo, .l

muy employ e hanger iing 13 having hooks e Lori o' this kind would be stamped from sheet l, together with tbe books le and with aperture@ eers i3 co which sie secured soppoitiiig-clieins i3", tbe `lnttei? depenclmg 'fi'om a spider or hub 13C which is pvoed on tbe lower enel ef the rod 1.2. This form of henger is obviously vefyeoiweiiient, as it may be eusil 1 packed for transportation into small space, Wit-bout the necessity foi disconiiec'bi any ofthe elements by collapsing 'the eoiiei' und tbeexible elements lo in en obvieus manner.

is illosieeil in 6 and 7, lie membei' i3 may be stamped i'om si sheet of metal' and the blank 'which is produce-Cl by ed lslieieon, end in piectiee, e 'ring .may blies be erme Witb an my noe lea itesm. 'which the books 14 O- /L' 4f) While die ma may be stiuok up croise Il, is provieleclivib slseieW-- ele-mp 11F'- wbefeby it may be. secured onto e,

oi' the like. This foim is especially eonveiiiem; eeeiise ydoe lack of necessity for e screw driver er other tool, in iiioiiiiiug Jalle bange?.

The iioeliie`1 oim illus'tmteel in Fig. 5 is especially applicable foi use in balls or eor idees stand an@ bei; moli,

s iogeihe with lie Lgei1 iin 3.3 hooks le. E

,ie ly suppozleel above the clothes han r, and ompiises s series of ieleiively lou' seins 2G which ae Cowell ou'wafclly enel upwardly@ so that they ezaend siiiioient disi'zsiice into e het, supported thereby, lo :avoid any feasonsble probability of be bei; being; accidentally dislodged therefrom. The umbrella stand ooisiss` of ing 2? supported by the 'iericsl support or i'ocl which suppots the bei Teck and lie clothing baiser? soci mule?. this ring 27 is s bowl oz dri pan 29 which constitutes s portion of 7the `,ese 30j This base is preferably mail@ of @est ioii, bess oroiibez suitable metal, o hstbe Weight4 liereo is sucient ,to feein the devies in vertical jposiion, even wien excessive Weight of the elohing sends to cause i to topple. The base 3G is also omer Wiitii e socket 3l in which *sb/e. suppoo or stands-ril 28 is seated, and moi'eover,

the base is piovicled 'with e ebsiiibei, under. the bowl 29, :ma 'into this chamber is iiziecl` clrswee 82? for eeeiviiig the Wat-e? which drips Ii'om 'tbe umbeiles me which pssses tiougli be apeitiies 33 Wi'iisli communice'e with the bowl siiffiili she chamber ln Atbe moelie oi'm illustmfefl viii Fig. 8, Lbe structuie is similato that o' Fig. 3, the piiieipal (iieieiee consisting in the esos by which abe hanger is mounted.' lin this ig'ure, the lod 12 is replaced. by a supporting membei1 12b consisting of en intel'- nelly screW-iliieaded element 12 which en gages the tliieecls of e lower supporting elemen, or rofl' Wflzb has its upper end scite-vv-A tbesdefl at l l The member 12b is formed with an eye 12e which is adapted to engage with s nail, hook o? other proper support, es for insa-alice, tbe simi oi bracket lib. By pioperiiieiiipuistion of the members'b gan 12, the damping elements 22 anni 23 may be eotuae in- Slis menne? previously described.'

This bange? may have its several elemems 'oimecl from any suitable metal, and all of the pai-"es sbouiel be oimeil neatly and belgg :beet metal,l oi else, elle membeis l ss ii; includes sii umbrella moli or The hat iack- @and described, butmy invention.. may only` 1,078,729v y g .l i

plated and polished so that it Willj resent an attractive appearance, which Wi l cominthe foregoing, for rendering the-device desirable from every standpoint.

l 1t will be seen that I. have provided a delvice` of this character which is thoroughly capable of attaining .the'foregoing objects, and in a practical and eicient manner,

Ido not limit my invention to .the exact details of construction, combination and are rangement of parts, `as herewith illustrated be limited. by a' reasonable interpretation of. the claims.,V l Y I claimxi- 0 1. A clotheshanger-and protector con D sistving-of a' cover, avclampingmember comprising a pair of.. hollow hemispherical ele- AinentebetWeen which the upper edge of saidcover is' adaptedtofbe inserted When folded" into plaits, suiiicient room`beingprovided between andwithin said clamping membersy ortheplaited edge of said covelgparing' orrm hangerV member havinf dependinr hooks thereon, a' connection' etween sai Vclamping:members andsaid hanging member comprisingv a vertlcal rod l passing `bine with the obvious advantages describedV tvvo subscribingQ Witnesses.

through said clamping members, and means? on said rod for actuating said clamping members 'toward eachother to grasp' the'v edge of said cover.

- 2; Inavclothes'henger` and protector, a y' ing depending hooks thereon, a cover clamp Vabove the hanger member, and lmeans in- -cluding eXi-ble members for connecting the hanger member-in the orm of a ring havhanger member to the cover. dempingmem-V 4 `ber,`s' aid cover clamping member consisting ofa pair of hollow hemispherical elements vintol which the upperedge of saidV coveris,

adapted 'to be inserted by folding the latter into plaits, so that suiiicient room is pro;

plaitededge of said cover, whereby-said collapsed .for reducing the space occupied 'by-the clothes` hanger and. protector, substantiallyr as specified.

` In testimony whereof Ithavejsigned my,

y vided. Within the clamping member for thev 45 cover and flexible element are adapted to be" 

